Ghostbusters Soundtrack

Songs

The original soundtrack CD includes the Academy Award-nominated "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr., plus hits from The Bus Boys, The Thompson Twins, Air Supply, Laura Brannigan, and other artists whose songs appear in the film. It also contains two selections from Elmer Bernstein's amazing score for the film. It was newly remastered on CD in Feb 2006 to sound even better!Update Us

The following song tracks were featured in Ghostbusters

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Not long after the "GhostBusters" theme song was released as a single, Ray Parker Jr. & Ivan Reitman found themselves hit with a lawsuit by 80's rock star Huey Lewis, who had originally been approached to write the music for the movie. But after he turned them down, his band & crew could clearly hear the melody of their song "I Want A New Drug" had been pirated by Parker to compose the theme. It was eventually settled out of court, but the "GhostBusters" theme went to #1 on the Billboard charts anyway (Most fans of the film had no idea what had been happening). Either way, "GhostBusters" or "I Want A New Drug" can arguably be considered Huey Lewis's first Top 40 single to hit #1, but was Ray Parker Jr.'s last Top 40 hit, period. Today, Parker remains a hitmaker in the jazz world.

Instrumental Score

Update: Elmer Bernstein's complete film score for "Ghostbusters" has finally been released! Varese Sarabande Records has released a special Limited Edition CD of just 3,000 copies. Get in quick, folks! [Thanks to Chris Shaneyfelt]Update Us

The following instrumental score tracks were featured in Ghostbusters

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